Harry Birchill

{{Short description|English cyclist (born 2001)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

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| birth_place = Torquay, Devon, England

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| currentteam = {{UCI team code|Saint Piran}}

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Harry Birchill (born 1 January 2001) is an English cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|Saint Piran}}. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/56771 |title=Official Commonwealth Games profile |publisher=Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd |access-date=4 August 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/points?person_id=548&year=2021&d=7#gsc.tab=0 |title=Points Harry Birchill |publisher=British Cycling |access-date=4 August 2022}}

Biography

Birchill won the Under-23 title cross country at the 2021 National Championships in Plymouth.{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/harry-birchill |title=Team England profile |publisher=Team England |access-date=4 August 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/harry-birchill |title=Harry Birchill teams & results |publisher=Pro Cycling Stats |access-date=4 August 2022}} He rode for Team Inspired in 2022 before joining UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|Saint Piran|2023}} in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=107568 |title=Harry Birchill Team Inspired |publisher=First Cycling |access-date=4 August 2022}}

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he competed in the men's mountain biking cross country and finished in 8th place.

Major results

=Mountain bike=

;2018

: 3rd 15px Summer Youth Olympics (with Sean Flynn)

;2019

: 1st 20px Cross-country, National Junior Championships

: 3rd 15px Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships

;2021

: 1st 20px Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships

=Road=

;2022

: 8th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic

;2023

: 2nd Muur Classic Geraardsbergen

: 6th Lincoln Grand Prix

References